RPR, CRR, CRC, CRI, B.S. Realtime Reporting

Anissa Nierenberger has pursued her passion for captioning in three distinct areas; her proprietary software Dictionary Jumpstart, her captioning company Captionique, and as a coach and trainer in her educational programs. Anissa discovered stenography when she was just 14 years old after spending a career day with a court reporter in court. Determined to become a stenographer, she pursued her goal and within a year of graduation from court reporting school, she began captioning for television. She’s captioned local newscasts in numerous U.S. markets and Canada; NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL games; state legislature sessions, tech company events, religious conventions, and more recently she’s done media captioning.

In 2000, Anissa founded Dictionary Jumpstart, a realtime dictionary-building software that has helped thousands of reporters improve their dictionaries and allowed them to explore other areas of reporting, including broadcast captioning and CART captioning. As an author, Anissa has also published several articles as well as books that include the Drug Speller; Simple Syllables; Simpler Syllables; A Jump Back in Time, and most recently, Fantabulous Families.

Anissa is a past President of MAPCR (Michigan Association of Professional Court Reporters) and has been a member of NCRA (National Court Reporters Association) for over 25 years. She has presented seminars on realtime, captioning, dictionary building, and Dictionary Jumpstart to state and national associations.

Anissa R. Nierenberger, RPR, CRR, CRC, CRI

B.S. Realtime Reporting

29-year Captioner Dictionary Jumpstart Creator

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Ditch the Transcripts… Captioning is for You! No transcripts, no commute, live where you want, and no last-minute cancellations… welcome to captioning! Anissa will present the history of captioning, making the transition to CART and broadcast captioning, and why thinking like a captioner will make reporters the crème de la crème in their industry! We’ll start with 5 Things to Improve your Realtime. Transitioning into a new, exciting career is a matter of taking things one step at a time. Reinvigorate your passion today! .15 CEUs NCRA 3.01, 3.02, 3.04

Fantabulous Families It’s simple…. the less strokes we write, the fewer mistakes we’ll make. If you’re interested in shortening your writing in a fun and easy way, Fantabulous Families is for you! Anissa presents 45 easy-to-learn families. They’re consistent, easy to learn, and will make life easier! The ^dom brief family has 8 members, the ^line brief family has 25 members, and the a^ family has 56 members. These examples of the families that we’ll get to know together! Anissa’s newest book, Fantabulous Families, can accompany this seminar. 0.1 CEUs NCRA 3.01

Just Okay is Not Okay – (released 2020) While realtime does not mean perfection, how do you know if your realtime measures up as a sellable product? Let’s look beyond the gray and examine concrete, real-world examples of what is great, good, and just okay. Just because you can read through it, doesn’t mean that your clients can. Anissa will debunk untranslate rate myths and other misperceptions about quality realtime. She’ll also provide solutions to common stacking, easy brief ideas and why you should be editing in a way that school never taught you! If you’ve felt “in the dark” regarding realtime standards, you won’t want to miss this presentation! 0.1 CEUs NCRA 3.02

Terminate Transcript Turmoil – (released 2015) What if a small change in HOW you edit could result in better realtime in only two weeks. This means much shorter editing time to crank out a transcript! We’re going to spin you 180 degrees from how you do things now and show you just how much time and energy you are going to save. This is one seminar you will not want to miss! “Simple Syllables” book complements this seminar. 0.1 CEU or .15 CEUs NCRA 3.01, 3.02

Terminate Transcript Turmoil 2 – (released 2016) We’ll review the SADA concept from the original TTT, talk about families of prefixes and suffixes and the importance of consistency! Anissa will talk about valuable word pieces, how to make stacking work FOR you, and how FPP55 earns you better realtime in only one week! This presentation builds upon TTT. .15 CEUs NCRA 3.01, 302